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I'm already thinking of a family summer holiday - we haven't been abroad as a family of 5 before and I'm shocked how much it is going to cost us - What sort of budget do people have to go to say, Spain or Turkey? We like to be independent so I"m not really keen on getting a Thomas Cook resort type holiday but I can't see much change out of 4K once flights etc are paid. Anyone got any suggestions? (3 kids - 15, 11 and 9.
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We went to Croatia this year. Four of us - two adults and two children (boys aged 11 and 14). We booked flights separately from the accomodation and opted for self catering - although we ate out nearly every night. Cheaper and less developed than Spain or Turkey and we would go back in a shot.

Portugal, and specifically the Siver Coast - about an hour north of Lisbon. We had an excellent hoiday there is summer 2012.


I reckon you could do a week there with five people for < ?2k, or two weeks for < ?3k. Easyjet flights to Lisbon x 5, about ?800, a hire car ?200/week, a decent apartment/house with a pool, about ?800/week.


Lots of properties on the rental websites:


http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/rentals/sao-martinho-do-porto/381913


Also, costs when you get there are v low by W Europe standards - a coffee is 1 euro, an ice cream 1.50, a sandwich 2-3 euros etc.


I also liked the fact that there was a real mix of people - lots of Spanish and Portuguese, plus Brits, French, German, Dutch - and generally less busy than other holiday spots.

With those age ranges I'd really get a list of everyone's likes and wants before you start looking for a destination. I know my own children of similar age were less interested in our usual type of holiday and more interested in a bit more of local action (water parks etc). Of course, your kids may not be as annoying as mine :-)

We stayed at a Pierre Vacance site in N France- amazingly good value and all facilities on site which you could use or avoid as you wished!

It was full of kids and mine made friends from all over Europe- they played out together every evening and had a ball, they still reminisce about it now!

I would definitely look at booking flights early and then using Holiday Lettings or AirBnB and compare against a package hol. Self catering is v important to us and most of the main package companies don't give us this and enough rooms in the same apartment. Good luck! Stressful now, lots of fun next summer :-)

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